The Insights

ANCHOR TEXT: “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice” Ephesians 4:31. A negative impression is formed and transmitted to our subconscious whenever we are disappointed, offended or hurt. This affects our attitude, response to issues for as long as we harbor it. When a person is sick for a considerable period of time, find out, inside him, the impression of sickness hold could be stronger than that of good health. An impression will sooner or later translate to an action. For instance, Cain had the impression that God was partial. So, he vented this impression through the murder of his brother, Abel. You cannot be successful at anything if your subconscious keeps giving you the impression that everyone is better than you. You cannot rise higher than the impression you have. These are counter-productive impression. Every condition, circumstance and manifestation of your life can be changed to suit your conscious desire. ...

“Where there is no vision, the people perish” Prov. 29:18 [KJV] The principle of The Objective states thus: “Direct all efforts towards a clearly defined, decisive & attainable objective.” Three key things jump out immediately from this definition. Direct all efforts towards a Clearly Defined, Decisive and Attainable objective. #3. Clearly Defined: Make the objective clear and simple. In Joshua 6:3-5, God was clear, “March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the Ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, every one straight in” [NIV]. Clearly defined! Strive for clarity. When I heard the instructions the US General Eisenhower gave during the World War II, I was amazed at ...

  Christy was startled awake when she felt her husband yank her nightgown up and pull her legs apart. She tried to push him off her but he was too strong as he pinned her down to their bed with his body weight.  This wasn’t the first time he forced himself on her but this time was the worst. This night Greg was rougher than usual and Christy felt it would never end. She bit her lips together so she wouldn’t scream. Their little boy was asleep next to her in their bed and all she could think of was “Please God, don’t let him wake up and see this.” The next day Christy had a fat lip, her back ached, and her insides felt raw and bruised. Later that evening she tried to talk to Greg about what happened but he blamed her. He told her if she wasn’t such a prude, then maybe they would have a spicier sex life. Christy didn’t see herself as a sexual prude, but she did think she ought to have a choice. She didn’t think she should feel afraid of her husband or of sleeping in her own b...

Memorise: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Read: Romans 12:1-2 1. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Message One of the basic signs of redemption in the life of a man is the newness of the life that he lives. This change of his spiritual living standard is never covert; rather, it is always obvious. When Zacchaeus, the publican, encountered Jesus in Jericho, his life never remained the same. A notoriously corrupt tax collector said: “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.” Luke ...

ANCHOR TEXT: “Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request” 1 Chronicles 4:10. If you harbor a resentment against someone with an erroneous belief that he/she is responsible for your predicament, such will grow within you and develop into a terminal sickness that can end your life at any time. Here is someone whose experience captures today’s message. John Jones was born in San Francisco in 1906. His parents were immigrants, and his father was a labourer. John grew up in modest circumstances and was a child during the first World War. His father was conscripted into the Army and was killed during the war, and the burden of support of his mother and two younger brothers fell entirely on John’s shoulders. John became a day labourer, and each week his pay check went to his mother. He was, as he thought, unable to do anythin...

“Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful” Josh.1:8 The principle of The Objective states thus: “Direct all efforts towards a clearly defined, decisive & attainable objective.” Three key things jump out immediately from this definition. Direct all efforts towards a Clearly Defined, Decisive and Attainable objective. #2. Decisive: In the words of Major General Karl Von Clausewitz, “Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination”. The problem with us is that we pursue different things at the same time. They say if you chase three rabbits you catch none. Pursue one decisive aim with force and determination. What is that one thing in that area of your life that must be done? Pursue it with vigor. I was listening to a podcast and the host was talking about his acronym for focus and I really like it. He said Focus is Follow One Co...

ANCHOR TEXT: “Again, if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle?” 1 Corinthians 14:8. Howatt, in 1999 observed: ‘people who construct their goals in concrete terms are 50 percent more likely to feel confident they will attain their goals’. God looks abstract or difficult to relate with, not because He is elusive, stingy, or not real but because most of what human being ask Him to do are either things not clearly presented or things they can do by themselves. Just as life cannot run on vague ideas or concepts, so also, God cannot oblige vague requests. When you are praying that God should help you, in which way or area do you want Him to help you? What plans have you put in place or which efforts have you made that He will bless? If you are praying that God should make your tomorrow better than your today, what are your own plans, or what steps have you taken so far towards making it better? QUOTE OF THE DAY:“A FUZZY REQUEST SELDOM PROVOKES ACTION...